Virginia Lawyers Weekly VA Lawyers Weekly

Wrongful Death – Electrocution – Cleaning Gutters Type of Action Wrongful death – electrocution Type of Injuries Severe burns Name of Case Darlene Macklin, Adm. of Estate of Bobby Washington v. City of Franklin Court/Case No. Circuit Court of Southampton, ...

Life Insurance Policy – Malpractice By Agent Type of Action Professional malpractice action brought against an insurance agent involved in the sale of a life insurance policy Type of Injuries Contract damages relating to an $800,000 life insurance policy that ...

Premises Liability – Fallen Brick Pillar – Hand Injury Type of Action Personal injury – premises liability Type of Injuries Injured hand; loss of fingers; emotional distress Name of Case Kerry Lee Frazier, infant v. Inland Mortgage Corp., et al. ...

Auto Accident – Back Injuries Type of Action Automobile collision; suit for personal injuries Type of Injuries Herniated disc at L5-S1; retrolisthesis of L5 on S1 – no surgery Name of Case Rebecca A. Lance v. Gemma Sohn Court/Case No. ...

Auto Accident – Back Injuries Type of Action Automobile accident – personal injuries Type of Injuries Back strain, with complications due to the plaintiff’s morbid obesity Name of Case Claudette M. Lockett v. Stephanie C. Wallace Court/Case No. Newport News ...

Auto Accident – Knee Injury Type of Action Negligence Type of Injuries Chest and knee injuries Name of Case Ruth C. Petrinovic v. Robbie W. Agee Court/Case No. Richmond Circuit Court, No. LU-954 Name of Judge Judge Theodore J. Markow ...

Auto Accident – Wrongful Death Type of Action Wrongful death of single mother Name of Case Central Fidelity Bank, Administrator of the Estate of Valerie Yvette Turner v. Allen Stewart Whithead and Blake Ford-Mercury Inc. Court/Case No. Isle of Wight ...

Federal Tort Claims Act – Dangling Power Line – Electrical Shock Type of Action Federal Tort Claims Act – electrical shock Type of Injuries Third and fourth degree burns to back, left wrist and hand, abdomen and thigh, requiring skin ...

Child Abandoned on School Bus – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Type of Action Negligence Type of Injuries No apparent physical injuries. The three and one-half-year-old child suffered post-traumatic stress disorder manifested by his inability to sleep alone, his insistence on sleeping ...

Television Antenna – Eye Injury Type of Action Premises liability Type of Injuries Traumatic, piercing injury to the plaintiff’s right eye Name of Case Mary E. Smart v. Lemuel L. Sarver, Jr. Court/Case No. Circuit Court for the County of ...